Neil deGrasse Tyson Supercut Demands We Dream of Space Again

[pokerfan]

Via Gizmodo

We're big fans of Neil deGrasse Tyson here at Gizmodo, and although we've delivered similar messages in the past, this new "We Stopped Dreaming" supercut by Scrunchthethird is worth five minutes of your Sunday.

It's beautifully cut, with all kinds of archival space footage and a compendium of Neil deGrasse Tyson's most compelling messages. Meanwhile it's set to a great score, Arrival of the Birds and Transformation by The Cinematic Orchestra. The entire thing adds up to a convincing, emotional, yet logical plea to revive the space program. I'm all in.

[CherokeeDem]

1. Thank you....

I grew up during the space program, full of the dreams NASA gave me, and Carl Sagan was my hero. I miss him but I have to say...my new hero is Neil deGrasse Tyson. What an inspirational message and one that we should heed.


Thanks so much for posting this!

[midnight]

2. What part of NASA's programs did we recently sell off to Russia?

[Confusious]

5. I think we're paying Russia

to put people on the space station.

[girl gone mad]

3. k & r

[annabanana]

4. BIG k&r. I remember, I remember

A more than worthwhile investment..

When I was a kid, My Dad bundled us all up one night and we went on the porch roof to see if we could spot Sputnik. We stared at the sky for what seemed hours:

Is THAT it? I think THAT must be it.. No, it's that over THERE..

We were never sure if we saw it, but we were pretty sure we MUST have, you know?

Such magic, such wonder.

[LongTomH]

6. K&R

Dr. Tyson has said this before; but, this video makes the message much more compelling.

Edited to add: At least the Russians, and the Chinese, are still dreaming:

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